[Intermission] Real Idolm@ster ミサミサを育成せよ！
I know I have been crazy about cosplaying more and more. You know, when I even go to the post office, I would think, OMG, if he/she cosplays XXX, he/she would look nice or something like that. Nah, I am being yandere for cosplaying? So the result I took a while ago is actually true? At any rate, there is a nice girl in my company. She quite embodies 萌え[moe] for some reason, so I was wondering why she doesn’t go work at a maid cafe, or I guess she could be qualified to be a member of AKB48. But of course I don’t talk about my cosplay to any of my colleagues. So I hadn’t asked her whether she is actually intersted in otaku culture.
One day, when we talked about her quick travel in Tokyo(she is still new in Tokyo), she told me some points she went such as Harajuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, or Akihabara. When we almost finished the conversation, she said,
”I am a bit interested in cosplaying.”
キターーーーーーーーーーーーー（゜д゜）ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー!!
So I screwed up my courage, I came out of the closet and told I am actually a cosplayer. She seemed to be a bit surprised, but asked me a lot about cosplaying. So we started this project…
Since she is not a cosplayer, nor even an otaku(but her boyfriend likes anime or manga a bit), I did everything I could for her in order to make her a nice cosplayer. What I had to decide first was which character she should cosplay. Yes, this happened to me. Well, she is a bit diminutive and lolita-looking…and it doesn’t cost that much…Okay, it should be Misamisa in Death Note. In that case, I can work with her as Light or L. I promised her that I shall make her a nice cosplayer…
Having said that, this was a bit tough because there was almost only one week left. So I had to get some items Misamisa needs as soon as possible. Misamisa is such a Goth girl that I went to Harajuku[原宿] which is the Mecca for Goth girls…
Though she can’t dye her hair blonde, it should be okay. When Erika Toda shows up in the film, her hair is black…maybe the hairstyle has to be the same. I found a nice and cheap Misamisa-like dress there, so I bought it with a necklace and an armwrist right away. And of course I didn’t forget to buy over knee socks in order to make 絶対領域. This is really necessary!
Whew on the way to home, I bought two notebooks to make a DeathNote for each of us. Since I gave the DeathNote back to my junior at university, I had to make not only hers but mine. It’s okay, this should be a piece of cake…
Done. It took 15 minutes. Okay so…everything got ready. And I’ve got to learn how to strike a pause for Misamisa, haven’t I? Yes, I wacthed the films again and again, and mulled it over. How to hold a DeathNote? What kind of pause should be appropriate? Oh no, I can’t help but enjoying myself.
Today we went to the little studio in Akihabara and had a photo session. Even though we took a lot of photos, almost all the photos are not good because the studio is too narrow and short of light. But one passer-by photographer helped us a lot. Thanks of him, we got some nice photos. Anyway, to make someone else a cosplayer is also enjoyable. If you want to be a cosplayer, come see me! I shall post some photos here.
Lili said,
March 17, 2008 at 7:02 am
She’s really so cute! She makes a wonderful MisaMisa.
Owen said,
March 17, 2008 at 8:35 am
Wow, that’s amazing. You reminded me of the fairy godmother in Cinderella for a moment there in how you transformed your colleague from a “normal” person to a cosplaying one.
bangin said,
March 17, 2008 at 8:36 am
Lili: I think she has a gift to be a cosplayer. Too bad she is not going to be. If there’s a next time, I would get her to cosplay Jigoku Shoujo or Asahina Mikuru.
Owen: Haha, but I do think this model herself has potential, so maybe what I did is not that important.
Neohybrid_kai said,
March 17, 2008 at 10:47 am
wow, misa-misa~ XD (bangin-san, you’ve already read my profile so you know I like misamisa, right?)
I think she’s cute and cosplays well, and because you’re tall, it makes the outcome even better (I like the third photo ^^)
yes maybe she can cosplay as Enma-Ai too, or another gohloli character maybe ^^;;
bangin said,
March 17, 2008 at 11:01 am
Yeah, you like Goth girls, so if she cosplayed any characters from Lozen Maiden, it would be more fascinating, wouldn’t it?
Oh thank you for saying like that on the third photo. ^^
ルルーシュ said,
March 17, 2008 at 5:22 pm
自分は正義の味方「L」の方が好きだと言うのに、やはり貴方は闇の味方、キラの味方だったか！？
キラ好きだね。
ちなみに、僕も一度だけでもコスプレをやって見たいんです。ルルーシュの制服宜しくお願い致しますっ！
bangin said,
March 18, 2008 at 1:15 am
本当はLのコスプレもやって撮りたかったんだけど、この日はミサミサに時間がなくてね、簡単なライトの方しかできなかったんだ。
ふふ、じゃルル君が日本に遊びに来たら貸してあげるｗ
joe said,
March 18, 2008 at 3:09 pm
she should try fumika from shigofumi.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/MetalSonic700/23312594630.jpg (hopefully its still up when you see this, but you probably know who i am talking about anyway).
it doesnt seem to be too hard except for the staff. more zettai ryouiki too - perfect for a loli chara.
bangin said,
March 19, 2008 at 2:22 am
No, it’s gone. I am sorry. Shigofumi? I don’t know about that.
I think this hairstyle looks nice, so that means she would be nicer if she cosplayed Souryu Asuka Langley.
joe said,
March 19, 2008 at 1:56 pm
strangely, i thought the same exact thing, but souryu is out of vogue for a long while now… so i didnt think it prudent to recommend that
bangin said,
March 19, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Not necessarily. There are still a lot of Evangelion cosplayers even now. Including Ayanami.